tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post3675873449894905969..comments2019-01-17T02:31:10.641-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Profiles in Courage: Land Use EditionRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-87134055502627305502017-11-17T20:03:17.167-05:002017-11-17T20:03:17.167-05:00&quot;Profiles in Cowardice&quot;, I think you mea...&quot;Profiles in Cowardice&quot;, I think you mean, Restonian<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-89406546315773093722017-11-17T19:21:43.919-05:002017-11-17T19:21:43.919-05:00They picked an inartful way of saying it, but yes,...They picked an inartful way of saying it, but yes, it&#39;s difficult for local governments to restrict development until infrastructure is completed. Especially in Virginia. However, it&#39;s not like it was a total shock that developers would want to... um, develop once the Metro was built. It was sort of a big reason the county put so much effort into making sure the Silver Line was built in the first place. It also was a multidecade process to get it to happen. You would think there might have been a bit more planning for the inevitable impact of traffic, and maybe a bit more urgency, not environmental studies for a project that won&#39;t be done for another decade or so.<br /><br />You would think.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com